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Patent GB-2168974-A (GB)
Title: Compounds and compositions having anti-inflammatory activity
Inventor: LOOMANS MAURICE EDWARD
IPC: C07C69/734
Filed: 1985-12-11
Abstract: Substituted phenylacetic acid esters, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, of the formula:   <IMAGE> wherein n is an integer between 1 and 14, R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, OH, and a short-chain ester, R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, OH, and OCH3 and R3 is CH3 or phenyl.
Patent GB-2185155-A (GB)
Title: Corrosion and resistant electric connectors
Inventor: WALLER JILL LOUISE
IPC: H01R4/70
Filed: 1986-01-03
Abstract: A corrosion resistant electric connector comprises an aluminium tube 1, preferably tinned, which is completely enclosed in a plastics covering comprising two end caps 2, 3 each having a closed end with a central area which is weak enough for a conductor that is to be connected to be pushed through it. A quantity of grease 4 appropriate to fill the interstices of the finished joint is located in two separate portions in the closed ends of the respective end caps. The end caps are preferably long enough to meet and seal directly to each other, preferably by a snap fit, but a separate insulating sleeve can be used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174066-A (GB)
Title: Jacking tractors etc
Inventor: SMITH JOHN
IPC: B66F7/24
Filed: 1986-03-03
Abstract: A vehicle jack 10 for use in conjunction with a vehicle hoist on, e.g an agricultural tractor, comprises a structural framework having a base portion 14 and an adjustable length leg portion 16, the leg portion being contactable with an appropriate jacking point of the vehicle and the base portion being attachable at its free end to the vehicle hoist. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172205-A (GB)
Title: Dilatation catheter
Inventor: WHITESIDE NEIL ADRIAN
IPC: F02M51/08
Filed: 1986-03-03
Abstract: A dilatation catheter is provided wherein a shaft (S) of the catheter comprises a tube (1) of braided material having a uniform coating (2) on the outer surface thereof. The catheter has a major portion of its length over which the braided material has more picks per unit length than it has over a minor portion (3), whereby the said minor portion is inflatable in response to the application of an inflating fluid thereto, and said major portion is not. The shaft (S) further comprises an inner tube (4, 6) of impervious elastic material located inwardly of the tube (1) of braided material and extending over the length of the catheter, and/or the major and minor portions are coniguous and the outer coating (2) is bonded to the tube (1) of braided material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176547-A (GB)
Title: Retrievable packoff
Inventor: JANSEN MARTIN BERN
IPC: E21B33/04
Filed: 1986-04-14
Abstract: A packoff (10) with an elastomeric seal ring (16) interposed so between two metallic seal rings (12) and (14) with retrievable characteristics in the form of a relatively thin apertured curved cylindrical band (50) extending between the two metallic seal rings (12) and (14). The metallic band (50) is such that it does not interfere with the deformability of the elastomeric material when the packoff is set, but provides a mechanical connection between the upper and lower metallic rings (12) and (14) thus providing the packoff with retrievable capabilities. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174905-A (GB)
Title: Compositions containing reduced glutathione
Inventor: TOFANETTI ODOARDO
IPC: A61K31/195
Filed: 1986-05-06
Abstract: Compositions containing, per unit dose, at least 2.5 g of reduced glutathione have protective action against side effects (namely nephrotoxicity) induced by cis-platinum compounds.
Patent GB-2190954-A (GB)
Title: Automatic door closer
Inventor: WALDE RICHARD S
IPC: E05F1/10
Filed: 1986-05-31
Abstract: A fitting constructed from a suitably resilient elastic material, for example, natural rubber, with appropriate end fixtures which, when specifically attached to a door, drawer, etc, allows ease of movement in opening or closing, but then automatically pulls the door, drawer, etc, closed or open.
Patent GB-2181348-A (GB)
Title: Metoprolol preparation
Inventor: JONSSON ULF ERIK
IPC: A61K31/135
Filed: 1986-09-25
Abstract: Controlled release preparation containing a number of beads comprising a salt of metoprolol as the main soluble component, a method for the production thereof and the use in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
Patent GB-2198628-A (GB)
Title: Textile armour
Inventor: SHEPHARD RICHARD GRANT
IPC: D03D11/00
Filed: 1986-12-19
Abstract: In textile armour to protect against projectiles it has been found that the outer layers slow the projectile down by breaking of the yarn or fibre of the layer, whereas the inner layers stop the projectile by absorbing its energy by fibre or yarn slippage. The present invention provides textile armour in which one or more inner layers is more resistant to yarn slippage than one or more outer layers.
Patent GB-2193154-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced laminate
Inventor: RENSBURG C J W VAN
IPC: D21H27/34
Filed: 1987-01-14
Abstract: A laminate comprises two sheets of fibrous material such as paper adhered together and having interposed between them a mesh or net which reinforces the laminate. An apparatus for producing a reinforced laminate comprises means for supplying a mesh or net to a nip (28) and means for supplying two sheets, of fibrous material to the nip on either side of the mesh or net whereby the sheets may be adhered together with the mesh or net interposed between them. The apparatus may further comprise means for guiding a plurality of lines as they advance to the nip to form the lines into the mesh or net. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201856-A (GB)
Title: Fibre-optic screen television or photographic camera
Inventor: WRIGHT LUKE FRANK
IPC: G03B19/00
Filed: 1987-02-18
Abstract: A television or photographic camera comprises a shutter and a fibre-optic screen. In the television camera each optical fibre of the screen is associated with a photo-electric cell and the resulting electric currents are recorded on a magnetic tape driven past an earthing plate. In the photographic camera the image produced by the fibre-optic screen is recorded directly upon a driven photographic film. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188930-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of higher alcohols
Inventor: WINTER CHRISTOPHER LESLIE
IPC: C07C29/32
Filed: 1987-04-10
Abstract: A process for the production of higher alcohols in which the feedstock is a gas containing hydrogen, methanol and carbon monoxide in which the hydrogen to carbon monoxide ratio is below 0.33.
Patent GB-2208310-A (GB)
Title: Identification of pipeline sections
Inventor: PALMER ANDREW C
IPC: F16L1/11
Filed: 1987-07-22
Abstract: A section has a coded identification, preferably a bar code, located closely adjacent each end thereof in a location readable from the interior of the pipe section. Preferably the bar code identification is also readable from the exterior of the pipeline section, either by being applied directly to the exterior of the pipeline section or by being readable through the pipeline section as by being at least partially opaque to X-rays or the like and/or having acoustic properties different from that of the pipeline. The identification may be readable either optically or chemically in some embodiments and preferably includes details of the manufacture of the pipeline section as well as identifying the specific pipeline section.
Patent GB-2200078-A (GB)
Title: Notepad
Inventor: ARNOLD KENNETH ANTHONY
IPC: B42D5/00
Filed: 1987-12-18
Abstract: A stack of sheets 1,101 constituting a notepad is held at two edges 2, 102, preferably against a backing sheet 105, either by a layer of rubbery binding adhesive 103 or by a surrounding edge channel 3a. Sheets, perforated at 4 if desired, can be individually detached. If necessary, they can be stored after use under the stack above the backing sheet 105, or this latter can be formed as a wallet to store such sheets. Also, if the stack is of sheets of tracing paper, the underside of the stack or the wallet can include masters e.g. graph or like paper 106. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214480-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor belt cleaning apparatus
Inventor: HUGHES SEPTIMUS
IPC: B65G45/16
Filed: 1988-01-27
Abstract: Belt cleaning apparatus is provided with respective fixing lugs 28 for releasably securing mounting brackets for a scraper assembly 10 in angularly adjusted positions. So that an adjustment can easily be made by one man working alone, the apparatus has fine adjustment means 42 including respective screwthreaded abutment members 48 which can be used to adjust the fixing lugs 28 before locating pegs or bolts 32 are inserted through holes 36 in said lugs, for location in corresponding holes in fixed plate 26. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201217-A (GB)
Title: Timber framework structures
Inventor: HIGTON PETER ALBERT
IPC: F16B12/20
Filed: 1988-02-11
Abstract: A system for connecting together elongate timbers to form a framework structure comprises a fixing member (6) firmly attached to one timber (1) by means of bolts (7) engaging with an insert member (3) located within the timber (1) such that the fixing member (6) extends outwardly from one side of timber (1), the fixing member (6) being received in a rabbet or mortise (9) in one end of a second timber (8) and the two timbers (1) and (8) being locked together by means of a locking screw or boil (21) passing through a first bore (10) intersecting the rabbet or mortise (9) and a transverse bore (15) in the fixing member (6) and engaging with a second, screw threaded bore (12) on the opposite side of the rabbet or mortise (9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201492-A (GB)
Title: Valve
Inventor: PHILLIPS RICHARD ANTONY
IPC: F16K31/06
Filed: 1988-02-18
Abstract: A solenoid valve, for controlling the flow of ink through the print head of a hot melt ink jet printer, comprising a housing having therein an elongated chamber 14, an inlet 20 or 20a for admitting fluid under pressure to the chamber, an outlet from the chamber adapted to co-operate with an obturator carried by a generally cylindrical valve member 16 which is axially reciprocable in the chamber 14 to control the flow of fluid through the valve, and a solenoid coil surrounding the chamber and adapted to move the valve member axially within the chamber, is characterised in that at least that portion of the chamber within which the valve member is reciprocable has a cross-section normal to the longitudinal axis of the chamber which is non-circular such that those portions of the chamber wall radially closest to the axis of the chamber are adapted to guide the reciprocating movement of the valve member and other portions of the chamber wall define fluid passages which allow fluid to flow axially with respect to the valve member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215467-A (GB)
Title: Inductive linear displacement transducer
Inventor: WARD RICHARD
IPC: G01D5/22
Filed: 1988-02-24
Abstract: A measuring device is provided which comprises electrical coil means (11, 12, 13,) and an armature, the armature comprising a length of wound material 18. The coil means comprises a central, primary coil with two secondary coils located axially one on each side of the primary coil. The degree of winding of the material is alterable, for example, by winding the material between two spindles 16 and 17, symmetrically spaced with respect to the coils and the altering of the winding of the material enables an electrical signal to be received from the coil means 11, 12, 13, in dependence upon the extent as to which the winding of the material is altered. Winding may be altered by pulling a nylon cord 23 from drum 22 which is geared to spindle 17, and the wound material 18 preferably comprises a constant tension spring which returns cord 23 when it is released. The invention enables the principle of the linear variable differential transformer to be used to measure relatively large displacements, for example of the order of one metre, but with relatively compact and inexpensive apparatus. The invention is particularly suitable for use in measuring the displacement of part of a hydraulic jack of a mine roof support. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202454-A (GB)
Title: Foldable or rollable playing surfaces
Inventor: BRANDON BERNARD RODNEY
IPC: A63F7/36
Filed: 1988-03-28
Abstract: Apparatus for playing a ball game comprises a flexible sheet 10 of a size comparable to that of a conventional snooker table. Rigid boundary members 14 are provided in a releasable manner around the edges of the flexible sheet 10. The game can be played on a table top as a snooker game. Alternatively the game is played on the ground with a plurality of balls similar to golf balls but coloured as in the game of snooker. The balls are struck with golf putters, but generally following the rules of snooker. The boundary members can be fastened to the sheet by means of dove tails, clips or fabric hook-and-loop fasteners. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221958-A (GB)
Title: Pipe network for extracting energy from ocean waves and tidal flows
Inventor: GARSIDE EDWARD
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 1988-08-04
Abstract: A network of flexible pipes, comprising an interconnecting set of high pressure ducts 10 and an interconnecting set of low pressure ducts 11, is moored at sea. The high and low pressure ducts lead respectively into and out of an air turbine 12. Hollow boxes constructed of rigid material on the sides and top and a flexible membrane 18 at the bottom are mounted on the pipe network and each is connected into the high and low pressure ducts 10, 11 of the network. When a wave passes over a box, the air inside the box is compressed and fed through the high pressure ducts to the air turbine for the generation of usable power. When the trough of the wave occurs, the box emerges into the atmosphere and refills with air from the low pressure side of the air turbine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210906-A (GB)
Title: Cop winder
Inventor: MCDONALD RONALD EDMUND
IPC: B65H54/10
Filed: 1988-10-12
Abstract: The cop winder rotatably mounts a cop spindle 3 with rotary drive 5. The spindle 3 has portion tapering 6 inwardly to a portion 7. A displaceable, rotatable end stop 8 is movable axially of the spindle 3 for applying an axial end loading to a cop being wound. Cop forming rollers have conical contact surfaces inclined to the spindle 3 and away from the spindle, in a direction along the spindle 3 so that as a cop builds on the tapered portion 6 of the spindle 3 it is forced axially along the spindle 3 by the rollers against the loading applied by the end stop 8. The machine 1 further includes a yarn supply tension control, and a traverse bar 25 for reciprocably traversing yarn to a predetermined length of the tapered spindle portion 6. The end stop 8 is provided with a pressurised, fluid-operated double-acting piston and cylinder displacer 12 and a pressure control 14 for applying a selected loading through said end stop 8 to a cop on the spindle and for retracting the end stop to allow ejection of a completed cop. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214247-A (GB)
Title: An automotive transmission with synchronized gear engagement
Inventor: RIETSCH DONALD R
IPC: F16H3/093
Filed: 1988-11-04
Abstract: In an manual automotive transmission, rotation of the input shaft after the neutral clutch disengages it from the engine, is stopped through the operation of a clutch formed integrally with a synchronizer that produces a drive ratio whose gear selector position is located in the same plane as the reverse drive position. The synchronizer includes a reverse cone (136) rotatably supported on a countershaft (96) and a reverse blocker ring (140) supported rotatably on the reverse cone. A synchronizer hub (108) is mounted on the countershaft (96) so that the clutch sleeve (112) is located axially between the synchronised gear and the hub. The sleeve (112) is slidably mounted on a flange (111) that extends axially from the hub (108) so that it can move into engagement with a fifth gear blocker ring (116) and the clutch teeth (114) of the fifth gear wheel (102) or when moved in the opposite axial direction, with the reverse blocker ring (140) to again synchronize gear wheel (102) and shaft (96). The reverse cone (136) is connected by clutch teeth (142, 144) to the gear wheel (102), which is continually in mesh with a gear formed integrally with the input shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-888376-A (GB)
IPC: A61B3/08
Abstract: 888,376. Sight-testing apparatus. GILLIE J. C. May 19, 1959 [May 23, 1958], No. 16577/58. Class 97(1). An instrument for the diagnosis and/or treatment of binocular anomalies comprises a graduated bar or rule at least 30 cms. in length on which may be adjustably mounted two or more targets for viewing along the length of the bar. Referring to Fig. 1, the graduated bar 17 can be tilted about a transverse horizontal axis and clamped by a nut iri any position. The height is adjustable by means of the telescopic pillar 12 and clamping nut 16 and collet 15. A battery 23 in the hollow base 10 provides power via the contact pins 25, 26 at the base of the pillar, which is removable, and leads 27 within the pillar, for bulbs 31 which constitute a pair of self-luminous targets. The targets are each mounted on a hollow base 28 in the underside of which are mounted a pair of metal magnets which make electrical contact with, and provide adhesion to, a pair of metal rails, mounted parallel with the rule, on which the targets can slide said rails connecting with the leads 27. Each target base is provided with a switch. The targets may also be in the form of solid figures which are illuminated by external means. Other forms of target include a target base having sockets for receiving pegs on the underside of interchangeable objects. There is also provided a slidable carrier supporting an optical screen or screens which may be rotated in azimuth about an axis perpendicular to the rails.
Patent GB-2231640-A (GB)
Title: Valves
Inventor: STRANG JAMES RONALD CZAPPEK
IPC: F16K5/06
Filed: 1989-04-07
Abstract: A valve comprises a body 10 defining a through passageway 11, 12. There is a valve seat 13 within the passageway, a valve member 16 abutting the valve seat, the valve member being rotatable from a closed position, to an open position in which fluid flow can take place along the passageway through a passage 17 in the valve member, and spring means 18 urging the valve member into sealing engagement with the valve seat. in a preferred embodiment, the valve 13 comprises a rigid metal seat 14 and a resilient plastics seating member 15. The valve operates very effectively at high pressures but it seals efficiently even under low pressures or vacuum conditions, because of the sealing force provided by the spring 18. The preferred embodiment of the valve is fail safe in the event of a fire. High temperatures may cause the seating member 15 to melt, but if this happens, the spring 18 simply urges the ball 16 against the metal shoulder 14, bringing about a degree of resealing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233286-A (GB)
Title: Pattern processing on tin oxide films
Inventor: MAGUIRE P
IPC: C04B41/91
Filed: 1989-06-01
Abstract: High resolution patterning of tin oxide films is possible using a single step reactive ion etch process when the reactant gas consists essentially of a mixture of inert gas and a halogen gas such as chlorine. Etched material leaves the system as a gaseous effluent in the form of tin halides.
Patent GB-2221444-A (GB)
Title: Load handling truck
Inventor: MALLAGHAN TERENCE ADRIAN
IPC: B66F9/075
Filed: 1989-06-14
Abstract: A load handling truck comprises a chassis (10) having two forwardly-extending frame members (12) laterally spaced apart. At the outer end of each member (12), a forward wheel arrangement (14) is mounted. A bridging back member (16) is mounted on the chassis (10) to extend upwardly at the inner ends of the frame members (12) and carries a mast (18) for height-adjustment. At the lower end of the mast (18) is rooted a transverse beam (20) carrying two laterally-spaced, forwardly-extending tines (22). Power means to propel the chassis and operate the power driven components is provided. A skip body is provided having tine channels for engagement by the tines (22). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220030-A (GB)
Title: Hinge with spring detent
Inventor: GATTA FLAVIO
IPC: E05D11/10
Filed: 1989-06-15
Abstract: A hinge for a domestic electrical appliance, particularly for the horizontal lid of a domestic cooker, comprises a pin (10) which passes through coaxial openings formed at the articulation edge of the lid and a leaf spring (19) fixed to the lid (5) in the region between the two openings and having a resilient portion (21) which extends into contact with the outer surface of the pin (10), the pin (10) having a cross section which has a curved surface (13) and at least one included flat (14, 15) arranged to cooperate with the resilient portion (21) of the spring (19) to allow the lid (5) to be pivoted open and closed and to keep the lid in a stable, open position, respectively One end of the pin (10) has a diametrical projection which fits into a recess attached to the appliance top. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229932-A (GB)
Title: A balancing game
Inventor: LOVELL MURRAY JACK
IPC: A63F9/32
Filed: 1989-08-01
Abstract: Apparatus for playing a balancing game comprises a base member 1, a plurality of elongate members 2, 3 and a blind recess for locating one of the elongate members 2 in the base member 1 to form a simultaneous and sole support for all of the remaining elongate members 3. The elongate members may be nails or screws and of identical or varying sizes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222065-A (GB)
Title: Production of feedstuff from animal blood
Inventor: KELLY NOEL
IPC: A23K10/24
Filed: 1989-08-23
Abstract: In a process for producing a feedstuff from animal blood, the blood is mixed with a sugar source, such as whey or starch, an inoculum of lactic acid bacteria is added and the mixture is allowed to ferment. Where starch is used as the sugar source a starch-reducing enzyme is added to the fermentation mixture. Before adding the other substances, the blood is allowed to clot and is then blended to a smooth consistency. Preferably, an antimycotic agent such as potassium sorbate is added to the fermentation mixture. Palatability enhancer such as chicken fat, butter fat or fructose may be added to the product. The product may be used as a foodstuff for dogs, cats, pigs and fish.
Patent GB-2240656-A (GB)
Title: Audio recording/replay
Inventor: KIM IL YUNG
IPC: G11B20/12
Filed: 1990-01-15
Abstract: Audio signals are digitally coded onto a compact disc or other digital medium using sub-band coding. During normal play signals from a replay device PD are passed through a four-band sub-band decoder having two stages of filtering recombination (DF, A). During double-speed fast forward operation the two upper sub-bands are discarded and the two lower subbands are routed directly from registers R1, R2 via switches S2, S3 to the second decoding stage (US21, US22, DF21, DF22, A3). During quadruple-speed play. only the lowest sub-band is used, signals from register R1 being routed directly (via switch S4) to an output digital-to-analogue converter DIA, without being combined with other sub-bands. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227166-A (GB)
Title: Ornamental cover assembly
Inventor: CHARTRAIN PIERRE
IPC: A47B95/04
Filed: 1990-01-16
Abstract: An ornamental cover assembly for attachment to the periphery of a recess (1) intended to contain an electric oven, comprises a frame (4) the external edge (5) of which is intended to be situated opposite a front surface (6) of the periphery and which includes means (13) for bearing on a lower internal rim (8) of the periphery, and fixing means (9) which are carried on the internal surface (10) of the frame and are adapted to engage with respective retaining means (11) which are fastened to the internal rim of the periphery of the recess. <IMAGE>